Lead Compensation Analyst - Canada (Burlington, ON)

wolseley; New Jersey; On-site; USD 90,000 - 105,000; Full time

Job summary

Wolseley Canada is seeking a Lead Compensation Analyst to act as the compensation SME for the Canadian business. You will drive base pay, incentives, salary structures, market benchmarking, and pay equity, partnering with HR, Finance, and leaders.

You’ll play a hands-on role in Workday migration, data cleanup, mapping, and validation, contributing to annual compensation planning and governance across Canada.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in HR, Business, Finance, Economics, or related field.
• 6+ years of progressive compensation experience.
• Strong experience with salary structures, benchmarking, job evaluation, and annual cycles.
• Multi-province Canadian compensation experience.
• Knowledge of Canadian pay equity and pay transparency requirements.
• Advanced Workday Compensation and reporting experience.
• HRIS implementation or Workday migration experience preferred.
• Advanced Excel and financial modelling skills.
• Strong compensation data analysis, reconciliation and data-cleanup experience.
• Ability to work independently from issue to resolution.
• CCP designation, or progress toward CCP, strongly preferred.
• CHRL/CPHR is an asset.
• Strong consulting, communication, and influencing skills for senior stakeholders.
• Distribution, industrial or retail experience is an asset.

Responsibilities

• Lead the compensation workstream for Workday migration from Wolseley Canada to Ferguson US tenant.
• Build and maintain Canadian salary ranges, grades and market differentials.
• Evaluate roles, maintain job families and support organizational changes.
• Execute annual merit, salary review and incentive planning cycles.
• Model and govern short-term incentive plans; liaison to Finance on sales comp.
• Provide evidence-based offers, promotions and market adjustments.
• Lead pay equity reviews and monitor pay transparency obligations.
• Build dashboards on compa-ratio, range penetration and internal equity.

Skills

Advanced Excel

Workday Compensation

Data analysis

Financial modelling

HRIS implementation

Education

Bachelor's degree in HR / Business / Finance / Economics

Tools

Workday

Excel

HRIS

Job description

At Wolseley Canada, our leading-edge is the knowledge and insight found in every corner of our organization. Here, you'll build strong relationships and support critical industries that touch the lives of Canadians. Every day, we show up with intention and pride; in ourselves, our associates, and our customers. You'll have a solid foundation to try new things, uncover new possibilities, challenge yourself, and grow your career. Does this sound like somewhere you'd like to be?

Wolseley Canada is the leading wholesale distributor of plumbing, HVAC/R, waterworks and industrial products in the country and working here means, a network of possibilities, a place you are valued and a higher standard.

Join the Pros!

Why You'll Love Working Here

• Safety-focused and inclusive workplace culture
• Comprehensive benefits with premiums fully paid for by the company for the "Core" package starting day 1
• Competitive retirement savings program including RRSP and Defined Contribution pension plan with employer matching up to 5.25% Day 1
• Paid vacation, sick time, and paid birthday off
• Annual bonus and profit-sharing opportunities
• Employee discounts on leading plumbing, HVAC/R, and industrial products
• Education reimbursement and ongoing career development opportunities
• Employee referral programs and recognition initiatives

The Opportunity

Wolseley Canada is looking for a Lead Compensation Analyst - Canada to serve as the primary compensation subject matter expert for the Canadian business.

Reporting to the VP, Human Resources, this is a senior individual contributor role responsible for compensation programs nationally, including base pay, incentive programs, salary structures, job evaluation, market benchmarking, annual compensation planning, pay equity and compensation analytics.

You will partner closely with HR Business Partners, Talent Acquisition, Finance, Payroll and business leaders, as well as Ferguson's Compensation Centre of Excellence.

This role requires someone who is hands-on, highly independent and comfortable making decisions with limited direction. A key initial priority will be supporting the Workday tenant migration, including compensation data cleanup, mapping, validation, testing and reconciliation.

What you will do:

• Lead the compensation workstream for the migration of Wolseley Canada's Workday tenant into the Ferguson US tenant, including mapping structures, grades, ranges and plan configurations, data validation, testing and cutover.
• Build and maintain Canadian salary ranges, grades and market differentials, manage survey participation and conduct market pricing for new and existing roles.
• Evaluate roles, maintain job families and levels, and support organizational changes and acquisition integration.
• Execute the annual merit, salary review and incentive planning cycle, from guidelines and tools through implementation and reconciliation.
• Model and govern short-term incentive plans and act as the compensation liaison to Finance on sales compensation.
• Provide evidence-based recommendations on offers, promotions, market adjustments, job evaluations and compensation exceptions.
• Lead pay equity reviews and monitor pay transparency obligations across Canadian jurisdictions.
• Build dashboards and analyses on compa-ratio, range penetration, pay movement and internal equity to support leadership decisions.

What you will bring:

• Bachelor's degree in Human Resources, Business, Finance, Economics or a related field.
• 6+ years of progressive compensation experience.
• Strong experience with salary structures, market benchmarking, job evaluation and annual compensation cycles.
• Multi-province Canadian compensation experience.
• Working knowledge of Canadian pay equity and pay transparency requirements.
• Advanced Workday Compensation and reporting experience.
• HRIS implementation or Workday tenant migration experience strongly preferred.
• Advanced Excel and financial modelling skills.
• Strong compensation data analysis, reconciliation and data-cleanup experience.
• Ability to work independently and manage work from issue identification through resolution.
• CCP designation, or progress toward CCP, strongly preferred.
• CHRL/CPHR is an asset.
• Strong consulting, communication, and influencing skills, with the confidence and sound judgment to provide recommendations to senior stakeholders.
• Distribution, industrial or retail experience is an asset.

Base Salary: $90,000 to $105,000 + 10% MIP

Existing Position: Backfill

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Our Commitment to You

Wolseley Canada is proud to be an equal opportunity employer, embracing diverse backgrounds and perspectives. We are committed to an inclusive, barrier-free recruitment process with accommodation available on request for candidates participating in all stages of the recruitment and selection process.